European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 36 , Pages S55-S63 , September 2010

Volume and outcome in colorectal cancer surgery

  • W. van Gijn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • G.A. Gooiker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • M.W.J.M. Wouters

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Department of Surgical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute e Antoni van Leeuwenhoek hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • P.N. Post

      Affiliations

    • Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement, CBO, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • R.A.E.M. Tollenaar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • C.J.H. van de Velde

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, K6-R, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 71 526 2309; fax: +31 71 526 6750.

,Accepted 10 June 2010.

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☆ Study performed by the ‘Quality of cancer care’ taskforce of the Signalling Committee Cancer of the Dutch Cancer Society (the committees full report is available on www.kwfkankerbestrijding.nl).

PII: S0748-7983(10)00203-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2010.06.027

European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 36 , Pages S55-S63 , September 2010

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